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In 2021, 272 farmers in cities within Anoka County received a total of $1.6 million in 338 farm subsidies, a 22.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.1 million in 532 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Anoka County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Fields and Sons, Inc. | $0 | $254,996 | -- |
| A & L Superior Quality Sod Company | $0 | $73,391 | -- |
| Lawrence & Association of MN, Inc. | $0 | $71,446 | -- |
| Tuchscherer Brothers | $85,398 | $59,079 | -30.8% |
| Jeremy Peterson | $61,224 | $44,143 | -27.9% |
| P Q T Company | $0 | $41,680 | -- |
| P Q T Company | $0 | $41,680 | -- |
| Darwin D. Smith | $113,801 | $40,332 | -64.6% |
| TKE Farms | $0 | $36,047 | -- |
| Timothy Runke | $0 | $31,541 | -- |
| Slyzuk Farms, Inc. | $0 | $30,616 | -- |
| Lakes Area Pork, LLC | $0 | $27,331 | -- |
| Bruce Wyatt & Nelson Wyatt PTR | $57,878 | $27,138 | -53.1% |
| Constance Parish | $24,697 | $24,697 | 0% |
| Marvin W and Perscilla J Pfenning Living Trust | $0 | $20,185 | -- |
| Paul R. Nelson | $35,415 | $19,981 | -43.6% |
| Thomsen Farms, LLC | $97,184 | $19,909 | -79.5% |
| Tad D. Wikstrom | $19,515 | $19,515 | 0% |
| William a Miller Testamentary Trust | $19,198 | $19,198 | 0% |
| Judy Whipple | $12,768 | $17,408 | 36.3% |
| Tyler Burshem | $38,639 | $16,901 | -56.3% |
| Petersen South, Inc. | $16,803 | $16,803 | 0% |
| Richard a Burkstrand | $6,218 | $16,473 | 164.9% |
| Glen Rodrigue | $14,165 | $15,876 | 12.1% |
| Joshua Daniel Schmitt | $15,176 | $15,438 | 1.7% |
| 713 Farms, LLC | $42,180 | $15,295 | -63.7% |
| Eric Eklund | $27,520 | $13,473 | -51% |
| Paul Lagrange | $12,670 | $12,670 | 0% |
| Marilyn Aaron | $5,117 | $12,435 | 143% |
| Bristol-Sodak, LLC | $10,498 | $12,314 | 17.3% |
| Kathleen Snell | $8,941 | $11,337 | 26.8% |
| Greg Spindler | $23,281 | $11,262 | -51.6% |
| Arden Leo Lembcke | $44,832 | $10,212 | -77.2% |
| Snider Farm, LLC | $9,176 | $10,096 | 10% |
| RDM Rodzina, LLC | $10,016 | $10,016 | 0% |
| Douglas and Rita Bandemer Trust for Thebenefit of Kay M Kalt | $9,882 | $9,882 | 0% |
| Burdell Bohn | $0 | $9,548 | -- |
| Walter B. Donnay | $33,375 | $9,293 | -72.2% |
| Douglas Spinler | $9,035 | $9,035 | 0% |
| Herman Talle | $9,606 | $8,205 | -14.6% |
| Mark Nipe | $8,028 | $8,028 | 0% |
| Sarah Bittner | $7,593 | $7,593 | 0% |
| Lovers Lane Acres, Inc. | $29,349 | $7,239 | -75.3% |
| George E. Westergren | $7,149 | $7,149 | 0% |
| Donald D. Monsrud Jr. | $6,852 | $6,852 | 0% |
| Terry A. Jacobson | $0 | $6,324 | -- |
| Vickie Lynn Tierney | $0 | $6,324 | -- |
| Leon P. Swanson | $8,953 | $6,209 | -30.6% |
| Shay Remboldt | $6,195 | $6,195 | 0% |
| Justin J. Wilkins | $31,849 | $5,992 | -81.2% |
| Duane Smith | $5,945 | $5,945 | 0% |
| Selseth Farms, LLC | $12,745 | $5,857 | -54% |
| Robert Ledermann | $5,815 | $5,815 | 0% |
| John E. Post | $5,316 | $5,611 | 5.5% |
| Carole Kveen | $5,531 | $5,531 | 0% |
| Judith Grein Trust | $5,356 | $5,356 | 0% |
| Steve Simenson-Simenson Joint Living Rev Trust | $4,111 | $5,128 | 24.7% |
| Douglas P. Lawrence | $20,669 | $5,125 | -75.2% |
| Wolfbait, LLC | $12,669 | $5,072 | -60% |
| Leo W Benham Trust | $5,050 | $5,050 | 0% |
| Joyce A. David | $4,868 | $4,868 | 0% |
| Rodney C. Stickler | $153 | $4,842 | 3,064.7% |
| Five Forty Club, Inc. | $4,740 | $4,740 | 0% |
| Marsha - Marsha Ann Pullman Living Trust | $0 | $4,731 | -- |
| Jeffrey L. Skaare | $4,430 | $4,430 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Edwards | $0 | $4,408 | -- |
| Richard Dewandeler | $1,846 | $4,385 | 137.5% |
| Kraig Garmaker | $4,383 | $4,383 | 0% |
| Alterrain Construction, Inc. | $0 | $4,321 | -- |
| Douglas Pansch Revocable Trust | $4,132 | $4,252 | 2.9% |
| John Sowada | $4,230 | $4,230 | 0% |
| Covington Trust | $8,529 | $4,221 | -50.5% |
| Dominic Robert Smith | $5,013 | $4,213 | -16% |
| Lowell M. Larson | $6,664 | $4,116 | -38.2% |
| Darlene Jacobson | $0 | $4,079 | -- |
| Phebe G. Nieder | $8,634 | $3,976 | -53.9% |
| Darin Stevens | $15,713 | $3,965 | -74.8% |
| Evelyn a Holth Irrevocable Trust | $3,877 | $3,877 | 0% |
| Judith Patricelli | $3,603 | $3,846 | 6.7% |
| Patrick Paplow | $3,805 | $3,805 | 0% |
| Hauge, Inc. | $3,494 | $3,727 | 6.7% |
| Cha Houa Lor | $0 | $3,710 | -- |
| Peterson Legacy Farm, LLC | $3,700 | $3,700 | 0% |
| Thor T. Prosser | $3,675 | $3,675 | 0% |
| Norma A. Backhaus | $3,590 | $3,560 | -0.8% |
| Vernon E. Blauert | $3,548 | $3,548 | 0% |
| Allen Ray Dobberpuhl | $10,373 | $3,494 | -66.3% |
| Jeffrey Stahmann | $2,616 | $3,366 | 28.7% |
| Roger M. Weinman | $3,273 | $3,273 | 0% |
| Madonna Breneman | $6,304 | $3,152 | -50% |
| David John Clausen | $0 | $3,146 | -- |
| Linda Kay Abel | $3,111 | $3,111 | 0% |
| Steven D. Fuhrman | $3,102 | $3,098 | -0.1% |
| Robert Ewanika | $3,048 | $3,048 | 0% |
| Patrick Kiffmeyer | $3,025 | $3,025 | 0% |
| Aaron Steven Boysen | $14,931 | $2,940 | -80.3% |
| Darcie Rooney | $3,447 | $2,940 | -14.7% |
| Roger Olien | $8,109 | $2,920 | -64% |
| David B. Bohn | $0 | $2,863 | -- |
| Delores A. Weikle | $2,780 | $2,780 | 0% |
| James Deal Revocable Trust | $2,725 | $2,725 | 0% |
| Daniel Lee Flaig | $2,644 | $2,644 | 0% |
| Peg A. Flaig | $2,644 | $2,644 | 0% |
| Colin Hogue | $2,608 | $2,608 | 0% |
| Erna E. Sandness | $3,376 | $2,546 | -24.6% |
| Kevin Singrey IRRV Trustee | $2,524 | $2,524 | 0% |
| Ross Peters | $5,660 | $2,518 | -55.5% |
| Darrell P. Page | $852 | $2,509 | 194.5% |
| Elizabeth Riebel | $2,406 | $2,497 | 3.8% |
| Douglas W Hinseth | $2,495 | $2,495 | 0% |
| Janet Harmsen | $0 | $2,438 | -- |
| Kris a Ringwall | $0 | $2,315 | -- |
| Marian Ringwall | $0 | $2,315 | -- |
| Arden Jacobson | $2,249 | $2,247 | -0.1% |
| Gordon Larson Farm PTR | $7,132 | $2,198 | -69.2% |
| Marian a Esteb Revocable Trust | $1,826 | $2,181 | 19.4% |
| Brady R. Hoehn | $9,299 | $2,164 | -76.7% |
| Jerome R. Clarke | $2,280 | $2,159 | -5.3% |
| Lee Hennen | $0 | $2,150 | -- |
| Paul R Wurtz and Mary J Wurtz Trust | $0 | $2,144 | -- |
| Nhia Her | $0 | $2,120 | -- |
| Charles J. Szaflarski | $5,428 | $2,106 | -61.2% |
| Lester Sunram | $2,089 | $2,089 | 0% |
| Russell a Johnson Trust | $2,060 | $2,060 | 0% |
| Chad C. Nedved | $2,052 | $2,052 | 0% |
| Glenn K. Hammer | $0 | $2,035 | -- |
| William Richardson | $0 | $2,006 | -- |
| Stanford Osmundson | $1,984 | $1,984 | 0% |
| Lynn Karasch | $1,869 | $1,869 | 0% |
| Brian Prunty | $1,699 | $1,867 | 9.9% |
| Cecelia J. Sakry | $4,327 | $1,776 | -59% |
| Jay Vandenheuvel | $3,524 | $1,761 | -50% |
| Staska Disclaimer Trust | $1,717 | $1,717 | 0% |
| Justin Borer | $1,704 | $1,704 | 0% |
| Michael McGough | $1,697 | $1,697 | 0% |
| Melanie R. Kern | $1,952 | $1,661 | -14.9% |
| Pamela Strayer | $1,633 | $1,633 | 0% |
| Lynn Mortenson | $3,938 | $1,569 | -60.2% |
| Penny Murphy | $419 | $1,532 | 265.6% |
| William E. Murphy | $419 | $1,532 | 265.6% |
| Mark J. Schendel | $1,506 | $1,506 | 0% |
| Michael J. Schendel | $1,506 | $1,506 | 0% |
| Karen Casale | $6,344 | $1,498 | -76.4% |
| Samuel D Jepma | $1,495 | $1,495 | 0% |
| Nathan K. Johnson | $2,738 | $1,493 | -45.5% |
| Gary P. Gohl | $1,483 | $1,483 | 0% |
| Debra Jean Mokszycke | $1,423 | $1,475 | 3.7% |
| John J Leukam | $0 | $1,452 | -- |
| Callin Mauncho Bosire | $0 | $1,431 | -- |
| Patsy Cole | $2,862 | $1,431 | -50% |
| Mary Ann Weitzel | $1,055 | $1,423 | 34.9% |
| Brian Keith Larson | $3,376 | $1,419 | -58% |
| Richard Lanigan | $2,140 | $1,407 | -34.3% |
| Eloise J. Didier | $2,415 | $1,404 | -41.9% |
| Scott White | $862 | $1,401 | 62.5% |
| Matthew B. Wiczek | $1,093 | $1,354 | 23.9% |
| David Miller | $1,019 | $1,351 | 32.6% |
| Karen Marie Floan | $1,348 | $1,348 | 0% |
| Wayne Harvey Floan | $1,348 | $1,348 | 0% |
| Julian R. Jensen | $1,329 | $1,329 | 0% |
| Paul M. Mouw | $0 | $1,306 | -- |
| Jesse Ternus | $1,389 | $1,297 | -6.6% |
| Charles Bosire Maroko | $0 | $1,272 | -- |
| Curtis John Rothi | $5,994 | $1,252 | -79.1% |
| Mark Sailer | $936 | $1,248 | 33.3% |
| Darlene Dowling | $1,248 | $1,248 | 0% |
| Matthew J. Jensen | $0 | $1,198 | -- |
| Vicki Kopplin | $1,184 | $1,184 | 0% |
| Donald and Carol Kropp Family Trust Irrevocable Trustee | $0 | $1,177 | -- |
| Margaret M Boyle Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $1,176 | -- |
| Mary Lou Doerrie | $3,644 | $1,158 | -68.2% |
| Big Stone Partnership | $1,142 | $1,142 | 0% |
| Erin M. Emmans | $1,127 | $1,127 | 0% |
| Richard D. Krogstad | $4,068 | $1,120 | -72.5% |
| Timothy J. Haag | $1,113 | $1,114 | 0.1% |
| Troy Bednarz | $1,088 | $1,088 | 0% |
| Paulette Orson | $683 | $1,082 | 58.4% |
| Joshua Satre | $1,065 | $1,065 | 0% |
| Jane Monyangi Onchiri | $0 | $1,060 | -- |
| Scott Laursen | $1,058 | $1,058 | 0% |
| Thomas Young | $1,054 | $1,054 | 0% |
| Judy K. Ulland | $1,053 | $1,053 | 0% |
| Joann A. Lawrence | $0 | $1,037 | -- |
| Lenora Courtney | $605 | $1,025 | 69.4% |
| Steven Hollmann Revocable Trust | $0 | $1,009 | -- |
| Gale Barkley | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Robinson Landscaping, Inc. | $1,739 | $978 | -43.8% |
| Michael Rode | $972 | $972 | 0% |
| Susan Rode | $972 | $972 | 0% |
| Ron Mitchell | $1,042 | $970 | -6.9% |
| William L. Reynoldson | $957 | $957 | 0% |
| Merry P. Scherzer | $951 | $951 | 0% |
| Mark Pistulka | $0 | $951 | -- |
| Rebecca Bezdicek Anderson | $0 | $938 | -- |
| Jay Scott Delaney | $931 | $931 | 0% |
| Harold J. Jorgensen | $1,942 | $916 | -52.8% |
| Larson Brothers Partnership | $2,260 | $910 | -59.7% |
| Pauline Stahl | $834 | $834 | 0% |
| Gary Lemke | $817 | $817 | 0% |
| John W Anderson Disclaimer Trust | $814 | $814 | 0% |
| Loren Allen Turner | $1,617 | $790 | -51.1% |
| Dawn Wampole | $769 | $769 | 0% |
| Nathan Kuseske | $769 | $769 | 0% |
| Dan Erhart | $1,895 | $768 | -59.5% |
| Russell Drevlow | $766 | $766 | 0% |
| Priscilla Speakman | $2,824 | $756 | -73.2% |
| Donald Varner | $748 | $748 | 0% |
| Gary Svor | $1,589 | $740 | -53.4% |
| Rolf Skogerboe | $711 | $711 | 0% |
| Richard Joe Tauber | $713 | $705 | -1.1% |
| Mathew W. Schultz | $703 | $703 | 0% |
| Layton Prosser | $687 | $670 | -2.5% |
| Brenda Grussing | $1,484 | $663 | -55.3% |
| Dawn D. Ellertson | $662 | $662 | 0% |
| Steven Riebel | $658 | $658 | 0% |
| James A. Lee | $0 | $647 | -- |
| Neil Halbach | $646 | $646 | 0% |
| Mark D. Kemper | $1,304 | $596 | -54.3% |
| Curtis Sivertson | $749 | $588 | -21.5% |
| Sheri Boyland | $576 | $576 | 0% |
| Peter J. Hoover | $0 | $572 | -- |
| Lucinda Wolter | $537 | $537 | 0% |
| Janet Liebsch - Trustee of Jonathan & Janet Liebsch | $338 | $531 | 57.1% |
| Robert Orchard | $523 | $523 | 0% |
| Kaaren S Tenold | $507 | $507 | 0% |
| Live Organically | $2,283 | $492 | -78.4% |
| Alice A. Sadowsky | $904 | $452 | -50% |
| John P. Petersen | $570 | $434 | -23.9% |
| Michael Molumby | $0 | $433 | -- |
| Michael Molumby | $0 | $433 | -- |
| Scott Vonderharr | $0 | $433 | -- |
| Aaron Jacobson | $1,329 | $419 | -68.5% |
| Cole D Isaacson Supplemental Needs Trust | $824 | $412 | -50% |
| Ronnie Erickson | $409 | $409 | 0% |
| Family Trust of Lavonne a Bernardy | $409 | $409 | 0% |
| Larry G. Noble | $351 | $351 | 0% |
| Beverly L. Woodbury | $925 | $309 | -66.6% |
| Merion D Zwach | $0 | $308 | -- |
| Patrick M. Coleman | $291 | $305 | 4.8% |
| Robert D. Weber | $301 | $300 | -0.3% |
| Monika E. Slatten | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| Travis R. Pederson | $287 | $287 | 0% |
| Charles H. Nelson | $0 | $282 | -- |
| Brian Wetterlind | $6,048 | $277 | -95.4% |
| Jerome D. Voeller | $400 | $270 | -32.5% |
| John B Hogdal | $218 | $262 | 20.2% |
| Elsa Anderson Revocable Trust | $1,292 | $256 | -80.2% |
| Lawrence Schmidt | $250 | $250 | 0% |
| Jill L. Moots | $123 | $242 | 96.7% |
| Dennis Lorenz Gisch | $239 | $239 | 0% |
| Steven Kroger | $0 | $238 | -- |
| Curtis M. Slater | $0 | $237 | -- |
| Joseph R. Carda | $235 | $235 | 0% |
| Gary A. Steen | $197 | $197 | 0% |
| Collin McLaughlin | $183 | $183 | 0% |
| Samantha L. Fjeld | $168 | $181 | 7.7% |
| Luanne Wyssmann | $224 | $179 | -20.1% |
| Patricia Joan Butorac-Ingle | $520 | $177 | -66% |
| Bridget Pavlas | $162 | $162 | 0% |
| Charlene A. Moran | $155 | $155 | 0% |
| Lisa M. Bordeaux | $147 | $147 | 0% |
| Donald Frank | $262 | $128 | -51.1% |
| Gilbert D. Pearson | $819 | $123 | -85% |
| Steven M. Koehler | $599 | $116 | -80.6% |
| Janet Sellman Vanseth | $150 | $96 | -36% |
| Geraldine Lou Strom | $0 | $78 | -- |
| Gregory J. Gorham | $0 | $53 | -- |
| Mark Yseth | $0 | $51 | -- |
| All Good Organics, Inc. | $2,076 | $50 | -97.6% |
| Margaret Runke | $438 | $48 | -89% |
| Cheryl L. Amundson | $639 | $18 | -97.2% |
| William Dietzler | $0 | $10 | -- |
| David Holter | $337 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald and Carol Kropp Family Trustee | $1,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Elliott Living Trust | $881 | $0 | -100% |
| Elroy F. Schmitz | $1,572 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Arlen R Aaker | $954 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn M. Berube | $504 | $0 | -100% |
| Fields Produce & Foods, Inc. | $3,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Padula | $5,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald E. Sayers | $11 | $0 | -100% |
| William & Marjorie B Murphy Trust Agreement | $1,383 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Reinard Pearson | $7,459 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Beckman | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Bjerke | $356 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Moore | $191 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynda Richardson | $2,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Quality Blending, Inc. | $375 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Dusbabek | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles J. Reynolds | $794 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Allen Evenson | $230 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Gibney | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacey Marie Woods | $3,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Julianna M. Kuznia | $3,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Piva | $4,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Trahern Hay, Inc. | $180 | $0 | -100% |
| Arens Family Trust | $2,244 | $0 | -100% |
| Bao Vang | $1,425 | $0 | -100% |
| CCG Family Limited Partnership | $5,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Corinne D Wator Revocable Trust | $1,681 | $0 | -100% |
| David Brichacek | $1,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight K. Gahm | $10,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest A. Seiffert | $1,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Inez A. Gebers | $1,146 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey J. Denzer | $112 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce Ann O'Connell Estate | $335 | $0 | -100% |
| Kadel Family Properties, LLC | $2,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia a Reichenborn | $5,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul R Wurtz - the Paul R. Wurtz | $2,399 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen L. Urman | $7,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Toua Moua | $1,425 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara J. Austin | $741 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Steffen | $268 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Jacobson | $14,433 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris Mayers | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda L. Stickler | $4,177 | $0 | -100% |
| Joneva Currans | $2,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Baldwin | $2,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Margo Bergene | $481 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Bullock | $604 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Currans | $579 | $0 | -100% |
| Ardell F. Marcus | $612 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake Dahl | $4,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret M Boyle Irrevocable Trus | $1,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Daryl Beck | $1,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Idella Kuchar Estate | $2,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Marsha - Marsha Ann Pullman Livin | $8,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike of the Wetlands, LLC | $320 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Bredeson | $323 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah K Mahutga | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason C. Dryden | $566 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan S. Schwartz | $5,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale A. Wippler | $415 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Edwards | $2,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Green Valley Greenhouse, Inc. | $498,125 | $0 | -100% |
| Hansen Tree Farm, LLC | $17,573 | $0 | -100% |
| William Kiblin | $441 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,098,705 | $1,623,859 | -22.6% |
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